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Resistance against zero-emission neighbourhood infrastructuring: key lessons from Norway Cover

Resistance against zero-emission neighbourhood infrastructuring: key lessons from Norway

By: Thomas Berker and  Ruth Woods  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.522 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 13, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 15, 2025
Published on: Jul 8, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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